absolute beginner...where to begin?

mangrel365mangrel365 Member Posts: 3
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
Hello all, I'm wanting to learn to create a game app, but have no idea where to start. I have a "doodle jump" type game in mind. GameSalad docs tell me "While some logical thinking and technical knowledge is necessary for any game development, we have tried to make the creation of interactions easy for the non-programmer." What kind of "technical knowledge" do I need to use GameSalad with any success? I'm dedicated to learning but don't know how to get started. Thanks a lot!

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  • QuinnZoneStudiosQuinnZoneStudios Member Posts: 452
    Hi there and welcome!
    There's a lot of solid information available thes days so you are in luck.
    Go to the main Gamesalad front page and then click on the support tab at the top. The first item is "Cookbook". That takes to to an amazing list of YouTube instructional videos on anything from the most basic to advanced techniques.
    You'll be fine. You don't need to be a "techie" at all.
    Good luck with it!
  • iTouchGameriTouchGamer Member Posts: 681
    I can email you a doodle jump template if you like, but Mike is right, watch the videos.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    First start watching all these youtube tutorials:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/GameSaladCookbook

    then take a look at these demos:
    http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=11558

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  • Player_EPlayer_E Member, PRO Posts: 604
    Another tip, if your anything like me I would suggest opening GameSalad and loading one of the tutorial games. Play the game to see how it runs, then start looking into the actors to see how they were set up to work.

    Its this type of "reverse engineering" that works best for me.
  • mangrel365mangrel365 Member Posts: 3
    Wow, thanks for all the feedback! I came back yesterday from the bookstore with some rather thick, expensive, and generally depressing volumes about game app development. I was not excited about the long road I saw stretching out between me and Apple SDK mastery. Now I'm excited again! Thanks for the support!
  • mangrel365mangrel365 Member Posts: 3
    iTouchGamer said:
    I can email you a doodle jump template if you like, but Mike is right, watch the videos.

    #iTouchGamer
    The DoodleJump template would be very helpful! I'm at mangrel2000@gmail.com. Thanks!
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